Diplomacy

By Amy Searight — On May 4, 2018, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), hosted a first-ever U.S.-Australia-Indonesia track 1.5 strategic dialogue in partnership with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) and the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia…

By Victor Cha & Lisa Collins — Newly acquired satellite imagery by Beyond Parallel on May 19, 2018 shows that preparations for the shutdown of the North Korean nuclear test site at Punggye-ri appear to be underway, and that a…

By Christopher K. Johnson — Nearly two weeks after the U.S. “Trade Avengers” unleashed during their visit to Beijing what one reasonably could call “trade shock and awe” with a very aggressive—if thoroughly researched and well-crafted—set of demands targeting the…

By Lisa Collins — On May 16, North Korea announced that it was unilaterally cancelling previously scheduled high-level inter-Korean talks because of U.S.-South Korean military exercises (Max Thunder) happening on the peninsula from May 11 to 25. A Korean Central…

By Lisa Collins — On May 10, President Donald Trump announced that a bilateral summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would be held in Singapore on June 12, 2018. This announcement was made only hours after the highly anticipated…

By Amy Searight & Brian Harding — Malaysia’s stunning election results on May 9 upended more than 60 years of continuous rule by the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) party and ushered in Malaysia’s first peaceful and democratic transition of…

﻿ The 3rd inter-Korean summit, the first in more than 10 years, and the first between South Korean president Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was held April 27, 2018 at the South Korean side of the DMZ.…

By Victor Cha — Q1: What was accomplished in this summit compared to the past? Is this truly a historic meeting? A1: This meeting is historic in its timing in two ways. First, the summit represents an aggressive attempt at…

In this episode, we provide context for the inter-Korean summit and analyze the prospects of a Trump-Kim summit. CSIS Korea Chair experts Dr. Sue Mi Terry and Lisa Collins join to chart the whirlwind developments on the peninsula since early…

By Kevin R. Princic — A growing number of North Korean fishing vessels have disrupted the fishing industry in the Sea of Japan. By illegally fishing and overfishing in Japanese waters, North Korean crews not only jeopardize the safety of…